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al-qaeda's top leader in afghanistan. and most recently, kashmiri, operational commander was reportedly killed in pakistan. at the recent news conference, the president insisted gaining intelligence remained the priority. >> that mitigates against this danger that you are suggesting that our main goal is going to be to kill the individuals as opposed to potentially capturing them. >> with no new high-value captures, some say intelligence a long-term casualty. >> because of the reluck tance of the administration, you have pushed this program to an area where you either have to kill someone or let them go. >> just last week, the obama administration said that the cornerstone of the new counterterrorism strategy is surgical strife. the upcoming campaign in yemen and somalia is similar if not identical to the drone campaign of tribal areas of pakistan. >> shannon: thank you. >> you're welcome. >> shannon: lawyer for french lovellis novelist says sl fire criminal complaint tuesday accusing dominique strauss-kahn of rain. she s
al-qaeda's top leader in afghanistan. and most recently, kashmiri, operational commander was reportedly killed in pakistan. at the recent news conference, the president insisted gaining intelligence remained the priority. >> that mitigates against this danger that you are suggesting that our main goal is going to be to kill the individuals as opposed to potentially capturing them. >> with no new high-value captures, some say intelligence a long-term casualty. >> because of the...
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-- home from afghanistan this summer. understand there will be more fighting in the months and years to come, but i am confident because of the service of men and women like leroy we will be able to say of this generation what president reagan once said of those rangers who took the cliffs on d-day. these are the heros who helped end a war. i would ask all of you our rang, members of the 9/11 generation, to stand and accept the thanks of a grateful nation. [applause] [applause] >> finally, the service of leroy petry speaks to the very essence of america. that spirit that says no matter how hard the journey, no matter how steep the climb we don't quit. we don't give up. leroy lost a hand, and those wounds in his legs sometimes make it hard for him to stand, but he pushes on. and he even joined his fellow rangers for a grueling 20-mile march. he could have focused only on his own recovery, but today he helps care for other wounded warriors, inspiring them with his example. given his wounds, he could have retired from the ar
-- home from afghanistan this summer. understand there will be more fighting in the months and years to come, but i am confident because of the service of men and women like leroy we will be able to say of this generation what president reagan once said of those rangers who took the cliffs on d-day. these are the heros who helped end a war. i would ask all of you our rang, members of the 9/11 generation, to stand and accept the thanks of a grateful nation. [applause] [applause] >>...
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. >> i don't think we need afghanistan and i would like us to get out of there. no one has ever won in afghanistan and dance and crow in the russian getting their ass kicked there and we are getting the same thing in our own way. >> one of the things i like about you. you are not a mean guy. we are most politically apart but we have a few laughs. you are lou grant and i am like working for you in the news room. >> you are fired. i look like donald trump. >> when you did the moore show did you discuss politics with the crew. >> may mary tyler moor moris a factor fan. >> why hedge. how old do i look? >> mary has become more conservative of late. i was most outspeaken. >> rush limbaugh calls me ted baxler. >> you learn to play it right down the wire. >> he was a brilliant actor. >> he's the funniest man i ever knew. >> nine floors up the fire escape. >> we appreciate you coming in and here and you are a honest guy and a patriot. >> i enjoy you. coming up. we sent jesse waters out to san francisco to investigate why that city would not obey federal law. >>> and we un
. >> i don't think we need afghanistan and i would like us to get out of there. no one has ever won in afghanistan and dance and crow in the russian getting their ass kicked there and we are getting the same thing in our own way. >> one of the things i like about you. you are not a mean guy. we are most politically apart but we have a few laughs. you are lou grant and i am like working for you in the news room. >> you are fired. i look like donald trump. >> when you did...
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the president's premature withdrawal from afghanistan which is clearly driven not by general petraeus but by general plouffe. not by the aims and necessities of the war but of a political campaign. this has got to send a message to our enemies which is dangerous for the united states. add this on top. the president was behind the power curve when the spring revolutions brock out throughout the mideast. now he's demonstrating how tone-deaf he is by this action today. jeer either in a war or we're not. -- >> we are either in a war or we're not. the zigzagging policy is putting the united states at a distinct disadvantage. today we saw attorney general holder's justice department is move forwarding with criminal investigations, based on the cia interrogations, in particular two detainees that happened to die in cia custody. when i read that with other criminal investigations that are ongoing of some other cia operatives that took part in some of these interrogations. this administration is fighting more aggressively our own patriots than our enemies. >> this is mystifying why the attorne
the president's premature withdrawal from afghanistan which is clearly driven not by general petraeus but by general plouffe. not by the aims and necessities of the war but of a political campaign. this has got to send a message to our enemies which is dangerous for the united states. add this on top. the president was behind the power curve when the spring revolutions brock out throughout the mideast. now he's demonstrating how tone-deaf he is by this action today. jeer either in a war or...
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. >>> the white house is condemning the assassination of southern afghanistan political strongman who is the president's half brother. he was killed by a close associate receiving guests at his home. david piper has reaction. >> afghan president hamid karzai equated the loss-his half-brother with the suffering of his country men. >> god willing is there will be an end to pain and suffering of afghan people and peace and security will be implemented in the country. >> visiting french president nicolas sarkozy offered condolences, saying the death was reminder of the potential cruel destiny of each afghan today. despite the outpouring of sympathy, the head of kandahar provincial council was a controversial figure in the country there were persistent allegation about the links to the opium trade. hamid karzai always defended his younger brother and managed to protect him despite long-standing campaign to have him removed. privately, nato officials detested wali karzai but if they wanted anything done, they had to go through him in an interview with fox news last year, he promised to turn
. >>> the white house is condemning the assassination of southern afghanistan political strongman who is the president's half brother. he was killed by a close associate receiving guests at his home. david piper has reaction. >> afghan president hamid karzai equated the loss-his half-brother with the suffering of his country men. >> god willing is there will be an end to pain and suffering of afghan people and peace and security will be implemented in the country. >>...
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i mean, spending at its height in iraq and afghanistan. in addition, if i understand correctly, $400 billion in interest that we would not need to pay because of the elimination of this phantom $1 trillion. so right from the beginning, you're starting about half as many, quote, unquote, cuts as nor reid suggests that are there. i think, you know, that's a nonstarter. if that passes the house, it passes because all the democrats pass and some republicans vote for it. i can't imagine that republicans would vote for something that's obviously that phony. >> there are doubts whether he could get the 60 votes needed to move it past in the democratic-controlled senate. >> if miles an hour mcconnell wants to draw the line on this issue he can prevent this plan from getting 60 votes. democrats need seven republicans to join them to get 60. republicans need 13 democrats. in this case, in today's politics, 13 is the smaller number. >> and let's remember why we're here. harry reid had an opportunity back in december of 2010 to bring up the debt limit
i mean, spending at its height in iraq and afghanistan. in addition, if i understand correctly, $400 billion in interest that we would not need to pay because of the elimination of this phantom $1 trillion. so right from the beginning, you're starting about half as many, quote, unquote, cuts as nor reid suggests that are there. i think, you know, that's a nonstarter. if that passes the house, it passes because all the democrats pass and some republicans vote for it. i can't imagine that...
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. >> as the troops return from afghanistan and iraq and as the pressure mounts on the defense budget, we're going to see similar consequences for ground services. >> in october, the army will begin a 22,000-person drawdown, so more draw seekers will enter the labor market and more exmilitary may face unemployment. at the pentagon, jennifer grippe, fogriffin, fox news. >> bret: a horrific story from articling top texas. father who took his son to baseball game in hopes to catch a ball fell to the death thursday night. 39-year-old firefighter shannon stone went after a ball tossed by the fielder hamilton. he fell over the railing and ploppinged 20 feet to concrete. he's the second fan to die in a fall at a major league ballpark this season. we will talk about disappointing jobs report. numbers, the reak and the politicians. the fox all-stars join me after a short break. do you know how you will react when someone changes lanes without warning? or when you're distracted? when you're falling aeep at the wheel? do you know how you'll react? lexus can now precisely test the most unpredictab
. >> as the troops return from afghanistan and iraq and as the pressure mounts on the defense budget, we're going to see similar consequences for ground services. >> in october, the army will begin a 22,000-person drawdown, so more draw seekers will enter the labor market and more exmilitary may face unemployment. at the pentagon, jennifer grippe, fogriffin, fox news. >> bret: a horrific story from articling top texas. father who took his son to baseball game in hopes to catch...
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a style of attack most often associated with extremists in afghanistan, iraq and pakistan. while there is no immediate claim of responsibility, the u.s. officials say a handful of networks including an indian terrorist group may be behind the bombing. a senator with an intelligence background says the indian mujahadeen who want them to dominate the indian way of life is suspect. but they say the group is poorly organize and possibly had outside help, possibly from pakistani intelligence. >> with a dramatic attack like this, coordinated over three locations, it took money and it took planning. that always raises the speckor of the isi in pakistan. >> the three explosions at the mumbai opera house, jewelry district and major commuter hub drew comparisons to the mumbai attack in 2008. the ram pain that lasted for 60 hours killing 166 people was low-tech. it relied on ten pakistani militants armed with cell phone, handguns and back packs filled with explosives. the group l.e.t. linked to pakistani intelligence was blamed. >> the obvious question: is pakistan involved? i cannot
a style of attack most often associated with extremists in afghanistan, iraq and pakistan. while there is no immediate claim of responsibility, the u.s. officials say a handful of networks including an indian terrorist group may be behind the bombing. a senator with an intelligence background says the indian mujahadeen who want them to dominate the indian way of life is suspect. but they say the group is poorly organize and possibly had outside help, possibly from pakistani intelligence....
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now more from kabul, afghanistan. >> hi, gregg. the newly appointed defense secretary arrived here in kabul a short time ago. he's had a busy time already, held brief talks with u.s. military leaders at the airport, including general david petraeus. he then headed straight into a meeting with afghan president karzai. during those talks, he discussed the transition of some nato-controlled areas to afghan control later this month. and of course, they discussed the draw down of u.s. troops over the next year. panetta said he hoped to drive the taliban to the peace talks during that period. the defense secretary was also upbeat about prospects of defeating al-qaeda if they can capture or kill the remaining leaders. >> i would say somewhere around ten to 20 key leaders that between pakistan, yemen, somalia and north africa, those are -- if we can go after them, i think we really can strategically defeat al-qaeda. >> he also said the targeting of leaders such as new al-qaeda chief continues to limit their ability to conduct attacks. he s
now more from kabul, afghanistan. >> hi, gregg. the newly appointed defense secretary arrived here in kabul a short time ago. he's had a busy time already, held brief talks with u.s. military leaders at the airport, including general david petraeus. he then headed straight into a meeting with afghan president karzai. during those talks, he discussed the transition of some nato-controlled areas to afghan control later this month. and of course, they discussed the draw down of u.s. troops...
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military commander in afghanistan would not say publicly the amount of iranian weapons in afghanistan was spiking. >> that level is just about the normal level of arms. and ammunition that crosses borders in the volatile region each year. they have not increased significantly in the past two years. >> bret: behind closed doors that's not what the commanderrers told the visiting u.s. senators. >> i did receive information that weapons coming out of iran to help the taliban at a crucial moment in afghanistan. >> as the president hurries to bring 3 #,00 33,000 troops homen the next year in iraq, the white house is indicating they'd like to leave 10,000 troops, despite the agreement that calls for all forces to leave by the end of the year. so far, the prime minister has not made any request. he was busy meeting the iranians. at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. >> bret: nato secretary-general says time is running out for libyan leader quad quad quad. thequad -- libyan leader muammar gaddafi. they have destroyed hundreds of military targets since the campaign began in march. libya
military commander in afghanistan would not say publicly the amount of iranian weapons in afghanistan was spiking. >> that level is just about the normal level of arms. and ammunition that crosses borders in the volatile region each year. they have not increased significantly in the past two years. >> bret: behind closed doors that's not what the commanderrers told the visiting u.s. senators. >> i did receive information that weapons coming out of iran to help the taliban at a...
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his political base is cranky about the war in afghanistan unhappy he failed to end the bush tax cuts and worried they may be able to cut spending significantly to win an increase in the debt ceiling. he must win his base to have hope of reelection but he knows if the independents who backed him in 2008 and if they don't come back his base isn't enough. even as they gave ground in spending and debt with negotiations with congressional republicans he talked about taxing the rich in the white house news conference this week. by today he was con sill tory again and confident with a deal. he is against kicking an issue down the road. he's the same guy who wanted a debt ceiling increase with no action on spending. eases like a man who took two dates to the prom and is trying to make two people happy. he may not pull it off but he is dancing as fast as he can. >> what about balance in the final deal? >>>> republicans -- the president in congress and democratic party on spending but the president fears that if he gives too much on spending and doesn't give anything seemingly in the deal othe
his political base is cranky about the war in afghanistan unhappy he failed to end the bush tax cuts and worried they may be able to cut spending significantly to win an increase in the debt ceiling. he must win his base to have hope of reelection but he knows if the independents who backed him in 2008 and if they don't come back his base isn't enough. even as they gave ground in spending and debt with negotiations with congressional republicans he talked about taxing the rich in the white...
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troops need you is lending a hand and sending important federals to afghanistan this 4th of july . they are sending helmets and jackets to soldiers serving in afghanistan. to tell us more is eric . thank you so much for joining yus tell me why you decided this is something you wanted to be a part of and why it is so important for our troops. >> i spent time on the ground and i am a lieutenant colonel and i was a ground intelligence operator . there is a lot of need and a dynamic environment . there say lot of need and combat units that the system is not as responsive . we go straight to the american people and troops that have mission requirements and we go beyond the care package . this is what they need and we get it to them fast. in general we are hidden body armor and they have it from iraq. troops drove around. you have troops med vacted for >> and that is what we deliver. every unionit is important and having a huge. and so it looks like weight. how much you want to look like the michelinn man. guys are on their feet . they are specialized helmets and light wet . thesis will
troops need you is lending a hand and sending important federals to afghanistan this 4th of july . they are sending helmets and jackets to soldiers serving in afghanistan. to tell us more is eric . thank you so much for joining yus tell me why you decided this is something you wanted to be a part of and why it is so important for our troops. >> i spent time on the ground and i am a lieutenant colonel and i was a ground intelligence operator . there is a lot of need and a dynamic...
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patti ann: one of the most powerful men in afghanistan is a sass senated. hamid karzai's half brother shot dead at his home. we'll talk about how his death could damage the stability of the entire country. with diabetes, it's tough to keep life balanced. i don't always have time to eat like i should. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes, which can help lower a1c. [ ma announcer ] glucerna. helping people with diabetes find balance. whose long day starts with arthritis pain... and a choice. take tylenol arthritis and maybe up to s in a day... or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. happy chopping. patti ann: a dangerous heat wave is now scorching two-thirds of the country. highs in some regions climbing up to 15 degrees above average. meteorologist janice dean is tracking it all in the extreme weather center. >> reporter: everyone should get ice cream for lunch today, because it is going to be really hot across, really, half the country. look where we have heat advisories poste
patti ann: one of the most powerful men in afghanistan is a sass senated. hamid karzai's half brother shot dead at his home. we'll talk about how his death could damage the stability of the entire country. with diabetes, it's tough to keep life balanced. i don't always have time to eat like i should. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes, which can help lower a1c. [ ma announcer ] glucerna. helping people with diabetes find...
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a pennsylvania marine stationed in afghanistan asked the actress out by youtube. take a listen. >> mila, i want to take a moment out of my day and invite you to the marine corps ball november 18th, this north carolina. >>greg: her costar helped out. >> i will work on this for you. i will work on this for you. he invited you to the marine corps ball in november. >> i'll go. >> it is reported that she did not think of her schedule when accepting the invitation and was reconsidering because she is double booked but the date is a "go." and joining me is public relations consultant. it has to be the right move to say "yes." >> this is big news, bigger than the budget deficit. mila will be with a marine. this would have been a material career move if she reneged. she had perception as reality, twitter, facebook, social media, the perception was she was going to go, if she backed out her name would have been on every google search the top the search mila jilted marine. in go. >>greg: you would be jilting a hero. now, i have children so i never get to go to the movies so
a pennsylvania marine stationed in afghanistan asked the actress out by youtube. take a listen. >> mila, i want to take a moment out of my day and invite you to the marine corps ball november 18th, this north carolina. >>greg: her costar helped out. >> i will work on this for you. i will work on this for you. he invited you to the marine corps ball in november. >> i'll go. >> it is reported that she did not think of her schedule when accepting the invitation and...
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does it stop our momentum in afghanistan for this withdrawal? >> i think it's clearly going to undermine it, quite frankly. what the commanders wanted is to stay at approximately the same force levels for this fighting season, which is 2011, through the fall of this year, and also about the same levels for next year. and therefore, they were recommending a modest reduction. what is so ironic here is the commanders would have recommended a very significant reduction at the end of 2012 after that fighting season is over. so this is more about timing than anything else. for the life of me, i don't understand how this could possibly help our national priorities of global resourcing someplace else to put at risk to lose a war. that's clearly what has happened here. >> general, two things, one, how do you feel about tom donnelan being the one speaking out in favor of this? and two, you mentioned timing, september 2012, right around the corner. is this a political decision or one that's best for our national security? >> well, i don't see the issue of
does it stop our momentum in afghanistan for this withdrawal? >> i think it's clearly going to undermine it, quite frankly. what the commanders wanted is to stay at approximately the same force levels for this fighting season, which is 2011, through the fall of this year, and also about the same levels for next year. and therefore, they were recommending a modest reduction. what is so ironic here is the commanders would have recommended a very significant reduction at the end of 2012...
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involvement in afghanistan, pakistan and iraq has cost up to 4 trillion dollars over the past decade. your reaction to that? >> i think that study is badly flawed for a number of reasons. it's counting costs we would have incurred anyway for the existence of the military. it does focus on the potential explosion of medical costs. that is something i think even defenders of the defense department have said for some time that is an area of cost cutting we ought to be looking at. badly flawed but there are points worth taking into account going forward. >> gregg: unless anyone thinks we forgets, more than 6,000 american lives in various wars over the past decade, hundreds of thousands have been injured. ambassador john bolton, happy independence day and thank you so much for taking the time. >> thank you. happy 4th. >> heather: it appears that new york city's budget woes are far-reaching. the city will have to shut down the swimming pools and summertime programs. david lee miller looks how the money crisis will hit the youngest residents? >> we're not just talking about new york city, a
involvement in afghanistan, pakistan and iraq has cost up to 4 trillion dollars over the past decade. your reaction to that? >> i think that study is badly flawed for a number of reasons. it's counting costs we would have incurred anyway for the existence of the military. it does focus on the potential explosion of medical costs. that is something i think even defenders of the defense department have said for some time that is an area of cost cutting we ought to be looking at. badly...
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i've been doing afghanistan, and bin laden and the greek crisis and -- you stay here. let's get it done. gretchen: that was kind of disingenuous, wasn't it? he had played golf two weeks after. >> reporter: he's not supposed to play golf. gretchen: i think the president who has the most stressful job in the world should play golf. however there is something in the messages. that night after he did that he went to two fundraisers. >> reporter: this is going after everything. george bush spent more time at the ranch and at camp david than any other president, nobody says a word. this president plays golf and the right wing goes crazy. gretchen: did bush call out congress. >> reporter: sometimes they have to be. bush had a republican congress for th the large majority of his presidency he didn't have to call them out. gretchen: some say if the president is in a night, the left will give them a lot more room. so attacking them was a good strategy. >> reporter: are they that easily bruised? how do you call it attacking. gretchen: i wouldn't call it good negotiating on both s
i've been doing afghanistan, and bin laden and the greek crisis and -- you stay here. let's get it done. gretchen: that was kind of disingenuous, wasn't it? he had played golf two weeks after. >> reporter: he's not supposed to play golf. gretchen: i think the president who has the most stressful job in the world should play golf. however there is something in the messages. that night after he did that he went to two fundraisers. >> reporter: this is going after everything. george...
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one afghanistan, one is called libya. the norwegian troops in both places. and finally, jenna, it's too early to tell, of course, who is behind this. this is just speculation. we are waiting for some claim of responsibility. we're also waiting for a news conference from police where at least we can get some of the basics here to find out what kind of bomb it was and, as you say, unclear right now whether it was one bomb or more. jenna? jenna: back to greg burke as we get more. brand new details by way of the associated press, and as you can understand it, the wires and reports changing minute by minute. but the associated press reporting that two people are confirmed dead by police in norway, 15 injured. more information as we get it. >>> in the meantime, president obama's holding a town hall calling for a balanced approach to reduce the deficit, the debt, the debt ceiling. we've got a lot to cover here today. rick: well said, jenna, that's not easy. jenna: hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee. rick: and i'm rick folbaum if in for jon. the amount of money the govern
one afghanistan, one is called libya. the norwegian troops in both places. and finally, jenna, it's too early to tell, of course, who is behind this. this is just speculation. we are waiting for some claim of responsibility. we're also waiting for a news conference from police where at least we can get some of the basics here to find out what kind of bomb it was and, as you say, unclear right now whether it was one bomb or more. jenna? jenna: back to greg burke as we get more. brand new details...
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afghanistan is a key responsibility for him. the defense secretary has been very up-beat about the prospect of the defeating al-qaeda during the trip. he said if they can keep the military pressure up on them, and capture or kill less than 20% of the terror group key leaders still operating in countrys between here and afghanistan and north africa, they will have in effect strategically defeated them. his up-beat assessment comes as afghanistan prepare farce gradual drawdown of troops due to begin this summer. 10,000 are due to leave this year. another 23,000 in 2012. he has already had a meeting with hamid karzai to discuss the drawdown and the role of afghan forces when it happens. they are about to take the lead in some areas which nato forces handing it over to them this month. he hope to drive the taliban to peace talk in the period when the u.s. forces draw down. it is key to keep pressure up now to give the country a chance of some reconciliation. speaking in capped har, the new defense chief said the focus of the trip is
afghanistan is a key responsibility for him. the defense secretary has been very up-beat about the prospect of the defeating al-qaeda during the trip. he said if they can keep the military pressure up on them, and capture or kill less than 20% of the terror group key leaders still operating in countrys between here and afghanistan and north africa, they will have in effect strategically defeated them. his up-beat assessment comes as afghanistan prepare farce gradual drawdown of troops due to...
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first a conservative group called keep american safe run by liz cheney's angry about afghanistan. >> your commander and chief has your back. so why did president obama ignore his general's advice and impose a hasty withdrawal from afghanistan? >> it has more risks than i recommended. more aggressive formulation than what we had recommended. >> he is fundamentally asking our troops to do more with less. so what does that mean? that actually means more casualties. >> whose back does he have? tell president obama to put our troops before his politics. tell him to keep america safe. >> bill: here now to analyze fox business anchor dagen mcdowell. that might be a tough sell by liz cheney and her group. most americans want troops out of there. >> combat weary. after the troop fox news polled people 74% of those in the poll approved. you look at a cbs news poll 79%. >> bill: approve of the withdrawal. >> of the withdrawal that the president stated. you know, look, i think that the generals should prevail here but i understand 10 years in afghanistan and the money, the money is a big factor.
first a conservative group called keep american safe run by liz cheney's angry about afghanistan. >> your commander and chief has your back. so why did president obama ignore his general's advice and impose a hasty withdrawal from afghanistan? >> it has more risks than i recommended. more aggressive formulation than what we had recommended. >> he is fundamentally asking our troops to do more with less. so what does that mean? that actually means more casualties. >> whose...
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this was a fight that took place in the parliament in the afghanistan. here's the woman, you're going to see her stand up in a moment and throw her shoe. now, apparently, she was very upset. this all hood to do with talk about impeaching the afghan president, hamid karzai, and it just kind of got ugly fast after that. she raised the shoe and then you can see the fighting just dose on and on -- goes on and on. somebody threw a water bottle. this fight gets a little bit nasty, but it's just, actually, the latest in a string of bad behavior by lawmakers around the globe. you want more? we've got more for you. let's take you now to taiwan, and this is a fight between pro and anti chinese government orters all about an economic agreement with the mainland. two lawmakers ending up in the hospital after this melee in taiwan. and do we have time for one more? eastern europe. this is last december, remember things getting ugly between lawmakers in the ukraine. the fighting put at least six lawmakers in the hospital with concussions, fractured jaw amid causes of v
this was a fight that took place in the parliament in the afghanistan. here's the woman, you're going to see her stand up in a moment and throw her shoe. now, apparently, she was very upset. this all hood to do with talk about impeaching the afghan president, hamid karzai, and it just kind of got ugly fast after that. she raised the shoe and then you can see the fighting just dose on and on -- goes on and on. somebody threw a water bottle. this fight gets a little bit nasty, but it's just,...
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president obama just announced his withdrawal plan from afghanistan. he didn't listen to general petraeus. he didn't listen to admiral mullen. they have again on record as saying it was more aggressive than they thought. common sense says, you don't reduce your force by a third and announce it to your enemy in order to fulfill some political promise. what kind of foreign experience do you need to listen to your experts in order to be able to make the right decision? >> sean: you came under fire early in the campaign. i never saw you mad before. you got sick and tired of answering the question about muslims in your administration. >> yes. >> sean: a reporter asked you again and you off on him a little. tell us your real position and what happened? >> throughout my business career i've always hired the best people, irrespective of race, irrespective of relidge john of sexual orientation, irrespective of ethnicity. i've always done that. i have an a record of that. i've never not hired somebody based on some discriminatory factor. what i've asked is are y
president obama just announced his withdrawal plan from afghanistan. he didn't listen to general petraeus. he didn't listen to admiral mullen. they have again on record as saying it was more aggressive than they thought. common sense says, you don't reduce your force by a third and announce it to your enemy in order to fulfill some political promise. what kind of foreign experience do you need to listen to your experts in order to be able to make the right decision? >> sean: you came...
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there is much, much bigger problems in afghanistan than what we are trying to solve. kandahar is safer and it it is better but as can see from the asass in addition of karzai's brother's assassination, it is still the same thing. >>shepard: the taliban are still, in large part, with their judicial system on wheels, and still have much in control in many places? >>guest: yes, but the taliban is shifting. they are trying to get back into power but, at the same time, the north has form add new political alliance that will never let the taliban rule so we are headed for a divisive period in politics over the next two or three years. >>shepard: what is your sense as this wraps up, what might have been accomplished? >>guest: we have shifted afghanistan toward america's values and ideas and when you go to kabul or kandahar and walk around people feel like they are part of the world and no longer buried in a draconian regime. we have done an amazing amount of good work with the infrastructure projects. but we took that country from zero to 60 in 10 years so you will see a lot
there is much, much bigger problems in afghanistan than what we are trying to solve. kandahar is safer and it it is better but as can see from the asass in addition of karzai's brother's assassination, it is still the same thing. >>shepard: the taliban are still, in large part, with their judicial system on wheels, and still have much in control in many places? >>guest: yes, but the taliban is shifting. they are trying to get back into power but, at the same time, the north has form...
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we had this earlie on foreign policy, afghanistan. where he said something in the debate. then it was cleaned up. then it really wasn't cleaned up. a question about whether the united states should have gone in afghanistan. should be fighting. this is going to be the thing that dogs him everywhere he goes. every time he opens his mout a problem. for a candidate you want to speak and talk looly like john mccain did in 2008. mitt romney is nev going to get that because people are so focused on it. >> bret: charles? >> right. for a man that is already extremely dispalestinianed he has to be unbelievably disciplined and repeat the same phrases everywhere he goes. evidence time he changes a wording there is a nuance. he will be accused of changes his mind. what he talked about, obama made stuff worse for unm employment and the misery index if you like in the country. that is what he is talking about saying it's worse. he says the recovery is the weakest, one could imagine, much, much weaker. than villaraigos reagan recovere early '80s. the stock market lost half of its value an
we had this earlie on foreign policy, afghanistan. where he said something in the debate. then it was cleaned up. then it really wasn't cleaned up. a question about whether the united states should have gone in afghanistan. should be fighting. this is going to be the thing that dogs him everywhere he goes. every time he opens his mout a problem. for a candidate you want to speak and talk looly like john mccain did in 2008. mitt romney is nev going to get that because people are so focused on...
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interest in afghanistan. it does not want to have a hostile afghanistan at its back. and, therefore, whether it wants to or not have to take responsibility for afghanistan. the american goal is that al qaeda should not be in afghanistan, but al qaeda is in yemen, somalia and cleveland trend what the point is if you look at south asia, do you disagree with those who consider pakistan and the pakistan-afghan to really be the most dangerously unstable part of the world? >> guest: i would not quote them as dangerous and stable part of the world. i think iran is potentially more, but it's not worth having -- it is certainly, the question had to get back into shape? de- stabilizing pakistan to the point that it collapses i don't think would create the security, making it the responsibly of pakistan, you know, make it what it is the it is a more interesting outcome. but the problem is that we have to ask more fundamental question. why are we in afghanistan, what was the strategy that president obama had in mind? president bush's strategy was a more modest one upholding key a
interest in afghanistan. it does not want to have a hostile afghanistan at its back. and, therefore, whether it wants to or not have to take responsibility for afghanistan. the american goal is that al qaeda should not be in afghanistan, but al qaeda is in yemen, somalia and cleveland trend what the point is if you look at south asia, do you disagree with those who consider pakistan and the pakistan-afghan to really be the most dangerously unstable part of the world? >> guest: i would not...
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also today, the white house is condemning the as is nation of the half brother of afghanistan's president. karzai was shot to death in his home in kandahar and was considered the most powerful political figure in southern afghanistan. "special report" starts at 6:00 eastern with the exclusive interview. now back to "the five." ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back to "the five." republican presidential candidates are shocked, shocked mind you, that the democratic authors are filming their campaign events looking for political gaffes. welcome to the big leagues, boys and girls. the practice of filming political opponents hanz been going on for three decades. why? because a film can catch the candidate saying things that might embarrass their campaign or end them. presidential candidate better get used to this tactic because everything they republicans say will be filmed by the democrats. by the way, republicans use the same tactic. think about the poor democratic operative that has to spend the day filming mitt romney or tim pawlenty. talk about torture? are the candidates so nighyev they find it shock
also today, the white house is condemning the as is nation of the half brother of afghanistan's president. karzai was shot to death in his home in kandahar and was considered the most powerful political figure in southern afghanistan. "special report" starts at 6:00 eastern with the exclusive interview. now back to "the five." ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back to "the five." republican presidential candidates are shocked, shocked mind you, that the democratic...
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his up beat assessment comes as afghanistan prepares for a gradual draw down of u.s. troops, which begins this summer and he has had a meeting with hamid karzai already to discuss the drawdown and of course the role of afghan forces, when it happens. they are about to take the lead in some areas, with force being handed over this month and, panetta said he hoped to drive the taliban to peace talks during the period when u.s. force draw down and is key they keep the pressure up now so there is a chance of some kind of reconciliation in the country. back to you, jamie. >> jamie: thanks so much, david. >> eric: so is secretary panetta's assessment of al qaeda on target or is the install installed pentagon chief possibly speaking too early? for more, let's bring in fox news contributor and former ambassador totty nations, john bolton, who joins us this morning from jerusalem. good morning, ambassador. >> good morning, glad to be here. >> eric: panetta's prediction sounds awfully optimistic. you hope he's right. we got bin laden. does that mean in your view we can actually
his up beat assessment comes as afghanistan prepares for a gradual draw down of u.s. troops, which begins this summer and he has had a meeting with hamid karzai already to discuss the drawdown and of course the role of afghan forces, when it happens. they are about to take the lead in some areas, with force being handed over this month and, panetta said he hoped to drive the taliban to peace talks during the period when u.s. force draw down and is key they keep the pressure up now so there is a...
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i think he's trying to wind down that war in afghanistan. that's what the president wants. i think you're right, there is also an international audience around the world, and they may also be able to tell al-qaeda or folks who might join al-qaeda that hey, it's not really worth joining up because the fact of the matter is we've got you on the run now. and i do agree with him that it's worthwhile, putting as much pressure on this organization after taking down usama bin laden as possible, and as i mentioned , we've extended our area of operations into somalia now with drone strikes, so i hope he's right. there's a lot of people he's talking to. and we'll just have to see what happens. but we can't afford to become com complacent about that threat. >> peter, there's another popular theory and that is we don't need to worry so much about al-qaeda-trained terrorists anymore but rather, our bigger issue is the lone wolves. >> sure. absolutely. we have to be very concerned about lone wolf, self--radicalized people already in the united states or for some reason can travel here qu
i think he's trying to wind down that war in afghanistan. that's what the president wants. i think you're right, there is also an international audience around the world, and they may also be able to tell al-qaeda or folks who might join al-qaeda that hey, it's not really worth joining up because the fact of the matter is we've got you on the run now. and i do agree with him that it's worthwhile, putting as much pressure on this organization after taking down usama bin laden as possible, and as...
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over in afghanistan, the marines chowed down on some delicious barbecue. that is it look good. >> almost like famous dave's. almost, yeah. almost. >> like famous dave petraeus. >> famous dave petraeus who is counting down the days. especially july 4th. senator mccain and senator graham. >> i think general petraeus is really going to miss the troops. spending his whole career, going to the c.i.a. is a great move for him. i know he'll miss those troops very much. >> i'm happy for his family because he'll get to be stateside for most of the time oochl ahe'll have to run some errands. >> yeah, i think so. >> that honey do list got a little closer. >> exactly. >> meanwhile, speaking of senators, the senators will be working today. house returns tomorrow. they had planned to recess but because of the looming debt limit talks, they're back there -- right there at the u.s. capital. now, what we understand is they're going to be talking more about what to do about health care and it sounds as if the administration is willing to make some rather substantial cuts to
over in afghanistan, the marines chowed down on some delicious barbecue. that is it look good. >> almost like famous dave's. almost, yeah. almost. >> like famous dave petraeus. >> famous dave petraeus who is counting down the days. especially july 4th. senator mccain and senator graham. >> i think general petraeus is really going to miss the troops. spending his whole career, going to the c.i.a. is a great move for him. i know he'll miss those troops very much. >>...
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in afghanistan? >> yes, and also the destabilization. it's another example of pakistan interference in this area. the senior of military commander, a marine general, told the minnesota media last week that the pakistanis have still not severed the taliban supply lines coming in from pakistan. >> so many were aware of them and what they were up to when bin laden in was captured and they think wow, did they know about this, were they shielding them. now they are cutting off $800 million s that the right move? >> yes, it is certainly the right move. we should have done is before, ten years late. we should have conditioned the aid and especially the military aid long ago. we should also take other steps. >> like what? >> in 1993 secretary of state baker sent aler to the pakistani prime minister informing him that pakistan was on the watch list to be designated as a terror state by the united states government if it did not change its policy on extremism. the clinton administration came into power the next month and unfortunately six months l
in afghanistan? >> yes, and also the destabilization. it's another example of pakistan interference in this area. the senior of military commander, a marine general, told the minnesota media last week that the pakistanis have still not severed the taliban supply lines coming in from pakistan. >> so many were aware of them and what they were up to when bin laden in was captured and they think wow, did they know about this, were they shielding them. now they are cutting off $800...
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, coincidentally timed with the election cycle and when he announced the surge in afghanistan he simultaneously announced a date for withdrawal to placate the left wing of his party and he's the campaigner in chief with all the words but when it comes to actual ruts and willingness to lead -- results and willness to lead but when it comes time to take action, he's missing. martha: he'll be talking about, i suppose, in the coming months. gregg: whitey bulger is accused of killing at least 19 people while ruling boston's under world with a tough fist, i pricey ride to court for a man who had $800,000 stashed in his apartment. martha: a spectator in the casey anthony trial, part of the action, a gesture that landed him six days in jail. >> do you recognize the individual contained on the photograph, sir. who is it. >> this is me. >> and what is that symbol that you are projecting with your fingers? >> using my middle finger. [ female announcer ] love that freshly colored look? now you don't have to wait six weeks to get it. natural instincts now comes with a new color refresher. just color, then g
, coincidentally timed with the election cycle and when he announced the surge in afghanistan he simultaneously announced a date for withdrawal to placate the left wing of his party and he's the campaigner in chief with all the words but when it comes to actual ruts and willingness to lead -- results and willness to lead but when it comes time to take action, he's missing. martha: he'll be talking about, i suppose, in the coming months. gregg: whitey bulger is accused of killing at least 19...
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he lost his hand, but distill went to afghanistan for an eighth tour of duty. i'm ainsley earhardt. back to "on the record" with greta. 93. >> greta: august 2nd, 21 days away when the united states will default on is national debt unless the debt ceiling gets raised. the main sticking point taxes and cuts. now president obama is saying social security will be hit. senator mccain went on the record. senator, i hear member of the senate say there's no more serious task than voting on questions of war and how important that is. i'm curious where this whole issue -- should america be on edge tonight with this whole debt ceiling issue? or is this a lot of washington juggling? tell me how serious this is? >> i think it is very serious. the good faith and credit of the united states government is at issue. i'm afraid the markets will continue to react in a negative fashion that hurts savings, 401((k)'s and others. i think it is very serious. i don't understand why the president wouldn't agree, if necessary to a short term agreement in order to get a long term agreement. could i just add on
he lost his hand, but distill went to afghanistan for an eighth tour of duty. i'm ainsley earhardt. back to "on the record" with greta. 93. >> greta: august 2nd, 21 days away when the united states will default on is national debt unless the debt ceiling gets raised. the main sticking point taxes and cuts. now president obama is saying social security will be hit. senator mccain went on the record. senator, i hear member of the senate say there's no more serious task than voting...
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the indians have ties in afghanistan. the pakistanis are worried that the indians are going to make inch roads into pakistan and afghanistan as the united states leaves the region. so, again, it's too soon to make any conclusions about what is going on but it is certainly time to start looking at not only india and pakistan, but pakistan and afghanistan, and what has now become a very tense relationship, certainly since the raid on osama bin laden is the u.s. pakistani relationship. jon: k kt mcfarland, depth con . we'll continue to watch this. the investigation just a couple of hours old. k. t., thank you. >> reporter: thank you, jon. jon: good morning to you on this wednesday. i'm jon scott. patti ann: and i'm patti ann brown in for jenna lee. we are here in the fox newsroom. "happening now" a congressional meeting is underway after a stung report that shows gape holes in our security. more than 25,000 pwraoeps have occurred at american airports since november of 2001. that is an average of about seven a day. this is de
the indians have ties in afghanistan. the pakistanis are worried that the indians are going to make inch roads into pakistan and afghanistan as the united states leaves the region. so, again, it's too soon to make any conclusions about what is going on but it is certainly time to start looking at not only india and pakistan, but pakistan and afghanistan, and what has now become a very tense relationship, certainly since the raid on osama bin laden is the u.s. pakistani relationship. jon: k kt...
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about to be deployed to afghanistan. on his first dotour and applied for conscientious objector status and his superiors rejected that and an army deputy assistant secretary of the army review board overturned that and he was found to have child pornography on his government computer and were looking into that charge when he went awol july 4th and he was found in texas recently, and he's in the custody of the killeen police department now, we are told and what has authorities concerned is when they found him, we're told from two sources, he had some sort of explosive materials in a backpack as well as jihadist materials and, given the proximity to killeen, to fort hood, there was concern that there could be a looming, impending attack on fort hood, somewhat similar to that terrible november 5th, 2009 attack, when major nadal killed 13 soldiers on fort hood base, bill. bill: this was on the eve of his first deployment to afghanistan. and he goes awol. and that was back on the fourth of july. and now has been arrested? or
about to be deployed to afghanistan. on his first dotour and applied for conscientious objector status and his superiors rejected that and an army deputy assistant secretary of the army review board overturned that and he was found to have child pornography on his government computer and were looking into that charge when he went awol july 4th and he was found in texas recently, and he's in the custody of the killeen police department now, we are told and what has authorities concerned is when...
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custody in iraq and afghanistan. a inquiry in c.i.a. interrogation practices found two deaths warranted criminal probes. ap says one of the victims died in 2002 in kabul and the other in 2003 in iraq z. >>> still to come, we'll hear from local journalists on the 2012 race but first, what >> bret: welcome back to a hot windy day in des moines. its like a hair dryer. one of the reasons we came to iowa was to see how the presidential race is playing with people among the first to cast votes next year. we talked to folks who live had iowa about their lives and what they want to see from the candidates. >> i was born and raised in iowa. been here my whole life. >> i have two children and my husband and i have been married 14 years. >> started coming in 1983. and i started on a piece of paper with a logo while i was basically unemployed. and i sort of tried to find my way in the world. somewhere between 120, 130 employees, all full time. we have some part time for summer students. >> we started in '77 and it's a family operation. >> we're a l
custody in iraq and afghanistan. a inquiry in c.i.a. interrogation practices found two deaths warranted criminal probes. ap says one of the victims died in 2002 in kabul and the other in 2003 in iraq z. >>> still to come, we'll hear from local journalists on the 2012 race but first, what >> bret: welcome back to a hot windy day in des moines. its like a hair dryer. one of the reasons we came to iowa was to see how the presidential race is playing with people among the first to...
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. >> bill: you been to afghanistan, iraq, now libya, what is the most dangerous place? >> libya because the revolutionaries are not trained yet. >> bill: and you don't have any u.s. troops there. >> that is for sure. >> bill: when i was covering elal valuable information dor el salvador it was the same thing. global post, we do business with them on bill o'reilly .com. coming up, the best of the culture warriors have a few things to say. >> always looking out for the folks. >> i was looking out for the folks in connecticut. >> u you were. >> it was a close call between the three piece suit and the yellow sweater. >> bill: later, a hollywood icon who has seen it all. ernest borgnine will be here. nationde insurance. what's up ? what's vanishing deducti all about ? guys, it's demonstration time. let's blow carl's mind. okay, let's say i'm your insurance deductible. every year you don't have an accident, $100 vanishes. the next year, another $100. where am i going, carl ? thnext year... th was weird. but awesome ! ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ >> bill: continuing with
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. >> bill: you been to afghanistan, iraq, now libya, what is the most dangerous place? >> libya because the revolutionaries are not trained yet. >> bill: and you don't have any u.s. troops there. >> that is for sure. >> bill: when i was covering elal valuable information dor el salvador it was the same thing. global post, we do business with them on bill o'reilly .com. coming up, the best of the culture warriors have a few things to say. >> always looking out for the folks. >> i was looking out for the folks in connecticut. >> u you were. >> it was a close call between the three piece suit and the yellow sweater. >> bill: later, a hollywood icon who has seen it all. ernest borgnine will be here. a vacation on a budget with expedia. make it work. booking a flight by itself is an uh-oh. see if we can "stitch" together a better deal. that's a hint, antoine. ooh! see what anandra did? booking your flight and hotel at the same time gets you prices hotels and airlines won't let expedia show separately. book it. major wow factor! where you book matters. expedia. we're putting
. >> bill: you been to afghanistan, iraq, now libya, what is the most dangerous place? >> libya because the revolutionaries are not trained yet. >> bill: and you don't have any u.s. troops there. >> that is for sure. >> bill: when i was covering elal valuable information dor el salvador it was the same thing. global post, we do business with them on bill o'reilly .com. coming up, the best of the culture warriors have a few things to say. >> always looking out...